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Strong earthquake shakes buildings across South Asia
Source: Reuters
Technology | Sun Apr 10, 2016 7:35am EDT
Strong earthquake shakes buildings across South Asia
KABUL | BY PAUL TAIT
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck South Asia on Sunday, shaking buildings in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, witnesses and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The USGS said the quake was centered near Chitral in remote northwestern Pakistan, close to the Afghan border, at a depth of 210 km (130 miles).
Residents left their homes in Kabul and Islamabad when the quake struck, with buildings swaying for well over a minute in both capitals. Similar reports were received from across northern and central Pakistan.
People in the Pakistani city of Lahore, 630 km from the epicenter, also reported they had felt the tremors.
A Reuters witness in Chitral said the tremor was strong but there was no major damage visible.
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Strong earthquake shakes buildings across South Asia
KABUL | BY PAUL TAIT
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck South Asia on Sunday, shaking buildings in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, witnesses and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The USGS said the quake was centered near Chitral in remote northwestern Pakistan, close to the Afghan border, at a depth of 210 km (130 miles).
Residents left their homes in Kabul and Islamabad when the quake struck, with buildings swaying for well over a minute in both capitals. Similar reports were received from across northern and central Pakistan.
People in the Pakistani city of Lahore, 630 km from the epicenter, also reported they had felt the tremors.
A Reuters witness in Chitral said the tremor was strong but there was no major damage visible.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-quake-idUSKCN0X70EJ
